Fence-post



(No Model.)

G. A. DIEOKMANN.

FENCE POST.

N0. 604,458. Patented May 24,1898.

NITE STATES GUSTAVE A. DIECKMANN, OF LEVASY, MISSOURI.

FENCE- POST.

SPECIFIGATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 604,458, dated May 24,1898.

Application filed March 1 8 1 8 9 8.

To all whom it may concern: Be it known that LGUs'rAvn A.DIECKMANN, ofLevasy, Jackson county, Missouri, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Fence-Posts, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to fence-posts, and more particularly to corner andend posts; and it consists in certain novel and peculiar features ofconstruction and combinations of parts, as will be hereinafter describedand claimed.

The object of the invention is to produce a post which is of knockdownconstruction, so that it can be easily and quickly erected and which maybe used in connection with any type of wire fence irrespective of theangle of approach of said fencethat is to say,

the corner-post may be used in connection with fences running atright-angles to each other or at any other angle.

A further object of the invention is to produce a fence-post of thischaracter which is simple, strong, durable, and cheap of manufacture.

In order that the invention may be fully understood, 1 will proceed todescribe it with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which--Figure 1 represents aperspective view of a corner-post embodying myinvention. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is ahorizontal section on a larger scale. Fig. 4

away, as at 3, so as to terminate short of the lower ends of arms 1, andsaid arms just below the plane of arms 2 are notched, as at 4, so as toform a.T-shaped depending head. (See Fig. 4.) p

5 designates a horizontal plate or sillwhich is provided at a point somedistance from one fierial No. 674,385. (No model.)

end with a longitudinal slot 6, through which the head and neck of thepost depend, the lower ends of arms 2 of said post resting upon saidsill, as shown clearly in Figs. 1 and 2. Said plate is also providednear its opposite end with an opening 7, preferably triangular, and acommunicating inwardly-extending slot 8. 9 designates a second sill orhorizontal plate also provided ata suitable distancefrom one end with alongitudinal slot 10, opening, however, into a triangular or otheropening 11, which at its narrowest point slightly exceeds the width ofthe neck or stem formed by and between the notches 4 of the arms 1 ofthe post, to the end that after the sill is longitudinally adjusted todispose said neck in said opening said sill 9 may be rotatably adjustedupon the neck of the post, resting meanwhile upon the head below untilit is disposed at the proper angle relative to the sill 5that is to say,until it extends in the same direction as the section of fence (notshown) which itis adapted to underlie, the sill 5 also extending in adirection corresponding to the section of fence which it is adapted tounderlie.

' In fitting the sill 9 in position upon the post it is first arrangedparallel with the sill 5 and slipped upon the head of the post until itbears against the lower side of the sill 5. It is then turned so thatthe said depending head shall extend transversely of said V-shapedopening 11, and thereby p'reventdisarrangement of the parts. Sill 9,near its opposite end, like sill 5, is provided with an opening 7 and acommunicating slot 8, and connecting each of said sills with the post isan oblique or inclined brace 12, also of angle-iron. The lower end ofbrace 12 is provided with notches 13 in its margins, so as to provide anarrow neck 14, which will just turn in the opening 7, and a head 15,which will pass through the opening in the sill when the brace isarranged at right angles to its operative position-that is, when saidhead extends parallel with the slot 8. WVhen the brace is so arranged,the head is passed downwardly through the slot, and then the brace isturned about ninety degrees, so as to dispose the head at right anglesto theslot and transversely of the opening 7, so that it cannot beWithdrawn therethrough accidentally. The opposite end of the brace bearsagainst the post. As it is constructed of angle-iron, the arm orstrengthening-rib of the brace is cut away at its lower end, as at 15,so as to fit squarely upon the sill, and at its upper end, as at 16, soas to fit squarely against the post, and the brace is connected to thelatter by means of bolts or rivets extending through the rib and thepost.

17 designates an angle-strip which is provided with a series of verticalslots 18, in number equaling the strand or run wires of the fence, andextending through said slots are bolts 19, carrying washers 20 andclamping-nuts 21 upon their outer ends in order that the wires 22 mayextend between the plate and said washers and be clamped reliably inposition, as shown clearly in Figs. 2 and 3. By providing said stripwith the longitudinal slots it is obvious that it may be verticallyadjusted upon the bolts, so as to accommodate strand or run wires whichare arranged at varying distances apart, as in hog-fences.

The end post (shown in Fig. 5) is of precisely the same type ofconstruction as the corner-post, to which the foregoing descriptionparticularly refers. In the end post, however, only a single angle-iron,consisting of arms 1 and 2, is employed, and is mounted only upon asingle sillviz., the sill 9provided with a slot 10 and a triangularopening 11 in order that the depending head of the post formed on arm 1may not be disconnected from the sill until said post is given aquarter-turn and said head thereby caused to register with said slot. Tothis post an angle-bar 17 is secured in the manner previously described.

In practice trenches are dug to a depth of about one-third the length ofthe post, and after thesills are fitted upon the post and the braces arearranged as described the structure is lowered into said trenches andthe earth shoveled back therein until the trenches are filled, and ispacked therein by tamping in the customary manner. This immense weightupon the broad sills at each side of post and also against the latterand the lower end of the braces supports the structure in a perfectlyreliable manner, as will be readily understood.

From the above description it will be apparent that I have produced apost for fences which may be quickly and easily set up or taken down,which will reliably support the fence under any strain which can beimposed upon it, and which is of knockdown construction, and thereforecan be easily transported from one place to another and occupy butlittle space.

It is to be understood, of course, that slight changes in the detailconstruction or arrangement of parts may be made without departing fromthe spirit and scope or sacrificin g any of the advantages of theinvention.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. Afence-post, consisting of arms arranged at an angle to each other,one of which is provided with notches in its edges, and the other ofwhich terminates just above said notches, a sill, provided with a slotthrough which the notched end of said arm maybe projected until thelower end of the other arm rests upon said sill, and an inclined bracesecured at its upper and lower ends, respectively, to said post and toone end of said sill, substantially as described.

2. Afencepost, consisting of arms arranged at an angle to each other,one of which is provided with notches in its edges, and the other ofwhich terminates just above said notches, a sill, provided with a slotthrough which the notched end of said arm may be projected until thelower end of the other arm rests upon said sill, and with a slot nearone end, and a diagonal brace extending through the lastnamed slot andbearing upon the sill contiguous thereto, and secured at its upper endto said post, substantially as described.

3. Afence-post, consisting of a pair of arms arranged at an angle toeach other, one of them provided with notches near its lower end and theother terminating just above said notches, a sill provided with a slotand a communicating opening, through which the notched part of said armis projected, and in which that portion of the arm between said notchesmay be rotatably operated, and provided also near one end with alongitudinal slot and a communicating opening, an inclined brace notchednear its lower end to form a T-shaped head which may be fitted throughsaid slot and opening and then turned therein until said head isdisposed transversely of said opening; said brace having its upper endsecured to the post, substantially as described.

4. A fence-post, comprising angle-irons secured together so as to formarms extending at right angles to each other, one of which is notchednear its lower end to form a depending inverted-T-shaped head, and theother of which terminates above said notches, a sill provided with ahorizontal slot, which is slipped upon said T-shaped head, a second sillprovided with a slot that it may also be slipped upon said head belowthe first-named sill, and with a communicating opening, in order thatthe neck or stem of said T-shaped head may be turned therein to disposesaid sills at an angle to each other, and an inclined brace secured atits lower end to each sill and at its upper end to said post,substantially as described.

5. A fence-post, constructed of angle-iron, and provided with a verticalseries of bolts,

an angle-bar provided with a corresponding series of vertical slotsthrough which said bolts extend, Washers upon said bolts, andclamping-nuts upon the bolts and adapted to clamp the washers uponfence-Wires interposed between them and said bar, substantially asdescribed.

In testimony whereof I afifix my signature in the presence of twoWitnesses.

GUSTAVE A. DIECKMANN.

Witnesses:

M. R. REMLEY, F. S. THRASHER.

